tromped

verb

past tense of tromp
1
as in stomped
to move heavily or clumsily sleepily tromped into the bathroom, tripping over a pile of dirty laundry along the way

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2
as in stamped
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure the kids tromped my flowers to smithereens

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3
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin sure, I lost the election, but I didn't get tromped, so I'll see you again in four years

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4
as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the scouts tromped through the dell, mostly just following the course of the creek

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5
as in licked
to strike repeatedly tromped the bully, giving him a taste of his own medicine

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  1. stomped
  2. whipped
  3. strolled
  4. licked
  5. shuffled
  6. buried
  7. sauntered
  8. pounded
Verb
  • As a result, the Great Lawn had to be shut down two months ealier for repairs and resodding after tens of thousands of concertgoers stomped it into a muddy mess.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.
    — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomped
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  • After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
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  • To open the ceremony, Shirley strolled from the west end of the bridge to the east, where Charley was waiting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Last October, the 31-year-old crypto investor and reality-television star Charlie Zakkour strolled down Beaver Street in the Financial District, trailed by cameras.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of strolled
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  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of licked
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  • In the midst of the rush to finish my syllabi and opening week assignments, as my husband shuffled the kids into their sneakers and Crocs and the car for one last back-to-school outing, everything stopped.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There was the sound of the occasional slipper scraping across the carpet as players and coaches shuffled from the showers.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffled
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  • James made a nifty behind-the-back pass to Edgecombe (who missed a corner 3) and even squared up and buried a long 3 from about Caitlin Clark range.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The difference is buried in management time, attention, optionality and operating friction.
    — George Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Dixie D’Amelio sauntered in wearing a shimmering black Gucci dress.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The longtime Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brien drummer then sauntered onstage, sticks in hand.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of sauntered
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  • While four Brewers pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the defense made nearly every big play, Milwaukee’s lineup calmly worked counts, pounded 10 hits through the Padres’ defense and manufactured enough runs to head home smiling.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But, pounded thin, breaded, and fried, served under lashings of sweet-sharp blackberry sauce, with a confetti of whole blackberries and leaves of mint, the lamb version was brilliant and bizarre, a symphony of strong-willed flavors.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of pounded
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“Tromped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tromped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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